​EHP’s mission is to provide compassionate, dignified and practical assistance to families and individuals experiencing economic and personal hardship. We offer material help, support services, and advocacy for our neighbors in need, in a challenging and rapidly changing environment.

EHP serves working families, seniors, people with limited incomes and those who have both emergency and on-going needs in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and surrounding communities.

​Children Helping Children

A few weeks ago, we received an email from a young man with this inquiry: "My name is Rishan. I'm 10 years old and live in Menlo Park. I am really interested in helping feed kids that are hungry in our area. I would like to start a campaign with my friends to feed 20-50 hungry kids around the area."

Rishan got some of his friends involved and their goal was to sponsor 25 kids for the weekend meals program ($125 per year per child) for a total of $3000. They worked hard, exceeded their goal and raised $3600 for children in need in their local community!

Rishan and his friends are wonderful examples of compassion, kindness and generosity. It is truly touching to see these young activists doing what they can to help children in need in their community.

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💜VOLUNTEER NEEDS💜

The holidays are over, but EHP is providing community assistanceall year long!!! Please consider spending your morning or afternoon helping our neighbors in need.

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We appreciate your support but due to space limitations we are only able to accept the below items if they are in GOOD condition and in working order.

Appliances must be less than 8 years old; built-in items must be less than 5 years old (we will only take built-in items if a specific request has been made).

Beds (no thin mattresses, must be new or like new).

Books (Children only, must be new or gently used)

Clothing (new or like-new only)

Dishes, glasses & cups, silverware (sets only).

Electronics (must be less than 8 years old), computers (less than 4 years old).

Sofa’s (no floral or striped – unless modern, must be new or like-new)

We can only take a minimal number of items such as home décor, office supplies, toys, etc.

We truly appreciate your continued generosity and support of EHP. Your cooperation and understanding of EHP’s new donation guidelines will allow for a more efficient flow of resource distribution to our families. We will be able to maximize space availability while limiting waste and unnecessary staff/volunteer hours spent on shifting/sorting undistributed donation items.Thanks for working with us to fulfill our goal: to provide the best possible resources to our Neighbors-in-need while maintaining the dignity of those that we serve.​Thank you!​

In Loving Memory ...

A beloved part of the EHP family, James A. Henghold, passed away on November 9th, 2017. Jim spent many years on the EHP board, various committees and on the Friends of EHP. Generous to a fault, Jim not only donated his time and money but through Hengehold Trucks, he donated many of EHP's trucks and our passenger vans over the last two decades. We will greatly miss Jim's kind and generous spirit, his loving nature and his quirky sense of humor. Please click on the link to view Jim's full obituary.

Volunteer Spotlight

Thanks goes out to this amazing group of volunteers from Grace Lutheran Church! EHP is nothing without its volunteers!

Friends Gather for a Cause

Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

​On May 6th, friends and supporters of EHP met at the home of the Dunwoody family to gather together and raise funds for the amazing work happening at EHP. The event was a garden party theme, planned by board secretary Regan Dunwoody, and served as the perfect start to summer and a wonderful venue to support an important cause.

Healthy Food Pantry

It was wonderful to celebrate some of our amazing volunteers during the 2017 Volunteer Luncheon. We sincerely appreciate ALL of our volunteers and thank you for what you do and continue to do for EHP and the community. We would not exist without you!

"I just wanted to say thank you for the ample and tasty lunch provided by the ehp staff for volunteers today. It was a great opportunity to get to know more of you, since I haven’t been volunteering very long. But more than that, I want you to know that I look forward each week to the warm and friendly atmosphere you and all the staff create as we work together. It’s fun to be with you, and I know that my small efforts are appreciated each time I come. You, Florence, Teresa, Jasmine, Lea, Dede and all the staff I come in contact with embody the loving spirit of ehp and the dedication to improving people’s lives. May you continue to grow and thrive!"

Gratefully,Lois Fowkes

Our families need your help! We are in need of gift cards to Target and Walmart for back-to-school resources and Home Depot gift cards for home repairs. Call EHP for more information on how you can help a family-in-need and donate today!

In Loving Memory ...

Gail LeBaron Reed, a long term resident of Woodside and Portola Valley, passed away at the age of 76 on May 31, 2017.

While never a visible volunteer presence around and about the EHP campus during the Doll Project years, Gail made a serious commitment to raising funds for EHP by way of her talent as a seamstress, being a fabric maven, and most importantly as a revered member of the Christ Church, Portola Valley community who heeded her recommendations and advice about supporting and donating to EHP.

The decision by her two sons to designate EHP for Gail's memorial recognition reflects their knowledge about what was near and dear to their mother's heart. Their shared knowledge warms my heart. Please click here for a link to her obituary.

Special thanks to the Friends of EHP for donating the plaque and to our friends at non-profit Canopy for donating the lemon tree and trellis that is now planted on our campus as a memorial to long time beloved volunteer and supporter Mary Bourquin. While also improving the environment, this wonderful addition to the EHP campus will be enjoyed for many years to come! Canopy brings the life-giving benefits of trees to nonprofits, schools, neighborhoods, and public spaces all over the Mid-Peninsula.

EHP is happy to accept fresh food, clothing, working appliances (10 years or newer), furniture, household items and automobiles. We ask that these items are all undamaged and in good usable condition as they are given directly to disadvantaged families for use in their home. We provide our programs with the idea that we treat our clients as we would treat ourselves. Drop off your donations, or contact us to arrange for a large pick-up.﻿

Zazzle Holiday Food Drive

A special thank you to Zazzle for coordinating a holiday food drive for EHP. Zazzle employees collected over 11,640 pounds of food including 40 turkeys and 20 pies! Thank you Zazzle for helping families in your community! We are truly grateful for your support!

Our friend, longtime volunteer and donor, Mary Bourquin passed away on March 30, 2016. She was an extraordinary individual who made a significant impact on EHP through her compassion, generosity and unwavering commitment to EHP families and the local community. An EHP volunteer luncheon was held in her honor on April 26th, 2016.

Mary's genuine spirit, thoughtfulness, graciousness and positive outlook on life will be greatly missed by everyone who was touched by her presence.

​Bob Arrington, longtime friend and local GO Team leader for mission partners with Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, passed away on January 18, 2016. He will be greatly missed.

We celebrate his ongoing legacy by the work we do at EHP.

​Weekend hours

3rd SaturdaysExcluding holiday weekendsFood Service11 am-1 pm

*We will be accepting donationsduring this time.

Attention In-kind Donors!

﻿Drop off donation hours have changed.

For non-food items Monday – Friday 1 pm - 4 pm, except on holidays

For food donations Monday - Friday 10 am - 12 pm / 2 pm - 4 pm

These are the preferred drop off times due to limited parking during client service hours. ​We appreciate your help in scheduling drop-offs during the above scheduled times.

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New Changes at EHP

​We have moved our Community Closet to the warehouse and expanded our Food Closet. Staff and Volunteers have had to make countless trips back and forth from the warehouse to the program building in order to serve our families in need. The overflow food, clothing and household items were all stored in the warehouse so when we ran out of an item, someone had to make a trip across the parking lot to bring more items to the program building where the services were being performed.

With the changes, the food is now in the program building (and soon our new freezer will be on the program side as well!!) and all of the clothing and houseware will be in the warehouse where they are received as donations. This enables the volunteers and staff to unload and sort donations and then filter them to the correct departments in the warehouse instead of across the parking lot.

The time we are saving from having to make trips back and forth is going directly to our families so that we can better tend to their needs.

Do you know youth whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking? EHP is now hosting Alateen meetings onsite.

​Click on the links below for the latest information on poverty in the Bay Area. The statistics are disheartening. These are our neighbors and the reality of EHP families. There is much work to be done and we thank you for joining us in the fight against poverty!

Sometimes it Helps to Have a Global Law Firm in Your Neighborhood

View new phot﻿os ﻿added to EHP's eve﻿nt gallery!

Thank you to the donors, vendors, volunteers and especially community participants for making the 2015 EHP Blockfest a success! Special thanks goes out to David C. Hill for providing photography for the event.

Steppin' Out Fiesta! EHP supporters came together for a fun night of bidding on auction items, dancing to a great Salsa band, and dining on delicious food, all to help EHP continue its great work in the community.

Thanks to all who participated and donated to make the evening a success.

TA Associates Paint EHP

EHP would like thank TA Associates for their efforts in painting EHP’s Administrative Building and Program Building. From planning to execution, Ashu and Sharon worked alongside EHP staff to ensure that the project would be a success. It was amazing to watch the dedication and efforts the group put in to the project. It was hard work, but they completed the project with smiles.

Culinary Collective

Malaina Kapoor, a student at Khan Academy Lab School in Mountain View, started the Culinary Collective cooking class in March of 2015. In her efforts to eradicate hunger, she is teaching youth how to prepare nutritionally balanced meals. While EHP has allowed the group to use the kitchen and the pots, Malaina has fundraised to supply the meals for the program.